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Get Political! slideshow: Introduction to Marxism

Introduction to Marxism

March 28, 2012 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- More than 50 key figures on the
left including Ian Angus, John Riddell, Patrick Bond, Paul Le Blanc, China Miéville, Ken Loach, Lindsey German, Alex Callinicos, Suzi Weissman,
Michael Yates and Immanuel Ness have backed Pluto Press' Get Political! campaign urging
activists fighting for the 99% to draw inspiration from the lives and writings
of the giants of revolutionary socialism, including Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels, Lenin, rosa Luxemburg and Leon Trotsky.

Paul Le Blanc, author
and co-ordinator, outlined the purpose of the campaign: "The Occupy movement and
the anti-cuts movement have made a huge impact in a short space of time, but we
must build on these successes in order to advance struggles of the future. By
engaging with the lives and ideas of Marx, Engels, Lenin, Luxemburg and Trotsky, activists
will find vital analyses and organisational strategies which can help us
overcome setbacks and cause a leftward shift of the political mainstream."

The campaign gives those
involved in recent movements such as Occupy tools and inspiration to
continue their struggle to build a fairer world. A campaign website, www.getpoliticalnow.com,
offers the following resources.

Extensive slideshows detailing
the lives and ideas of Marx and Engels, Trotsky, Lenin and Luxemburg and an introduction to Marxism.

Sample chapters from three
Pluto Press Get Political titles on each the three figures.